{
  "id": 3028119,
  "title": "Toxic Advance Booking: Yash Starrer Sells Over 7 Lakh Tickets For Day 1; Earns More Than ₹26 Crore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/toxic-advance-booking-yash-starrer-sells-over-7-lakh-tickets-for-day",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T12:54:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/toxic-advance-booking-yash-starrer-sells-over-7-lakh-tickets-for-day-1-earns-more-than-26-crore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kannada-English bilingual film Toxic, starring Yash, Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria, and Huma Qureshi, is generating immense anticipation. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the movie is set to release on August 26, 2026, with dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. Advance ticket sales for Toxic are proving to be exceptionally strong, with Sacnilk reporting that it has sold over 7 lakh tickets on the opening day alone, grossing Rs. 26.40 crore (all languages) without block booking, and Rs. 34.93 crore (all languages) with block seats included. The Hindi-dubbed version has garnered the highest pre-sales response, followed by the original Kannada version, which has sold more than 2.70 lakh tickets. The Tamil version has sold over 42 thousand tickets, while the Malayalam and Telugu versions have sold approximately 10 thousand and 6 thousand tickets, respectively. Despite mixed reactions in the teaser and song releases, the trailer has successfully created buzz, leading to excited anticipation for the film's debut.",
  "summary": "Geetu Mohandas' Toxic, starring Yash, Nayanthara, Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria, and Huma Qureshi, is undoubtedly one of the most-awaited films of the year. The movie is slated to hit the big screens on August 26, 2026, and while it is shot in Kannada and English, it will be dubbed and released in multiple languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. The advance booking of Toxic was…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Toxic Advance Bookings: 'He’s Broken The Mould'; King Director Siddharth Anand Excited To Watch Yash Starrer, Books Tickets For First Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/toxic-advance-bookings-hes-broken-the-mould-king-director-siddharth",
        "published": "2026-08-24T07:31:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}